You were making a very valid comparison because you did mention both the major and minor league level combined. But knowing that 1967 so well, I just couldn’t resist the opportunity of a friendly busting of the chops between friends for I have so many wonderful but funny memories of that club. I remember when sneaking down to the field level seats between home plate and first (as kids we never settled for second best LOL) for an April doubleheader against Pittsburgh and saw in the same first game Tommy Reynolds fall on his back when running too far in trying to catch a fly ball and Don Bosch just starring into empty space after taking a called third strike while the Mets blew an early 5-2 lead and a doubleheader loss.

Don’t worry, you can zap me on the next one! LOL

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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 23:12:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1239331Both Met World Championship teams were led by homegrown superstars and then trades from the farm, just like the Yankees run from ’97-’00. No different than the Phillies, Cards and Giants.
]]>By: greg bhttps://metsmerizedonline.com/2014/01/featured-post-will-1967-repeat-itself-in-2014-for-the-mets.html/#comment-1239319
Mon, 06 Jan 2014 23:02:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1239319What i hope is diffrent from back then is i hope the mets countinue to restock there farm system. Back in the late 60’s the mets farm system stop producing top prospects.
]]>By: Bob Walshhttps://metsmerizedonline.com/2014/01/featured-post-will-1967-repeat-itself-in-2014-for-the-mets.html/#comment-1239307
Mon, 06 Jan 2014 22:44:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1239307Thanks. Win in 2016, and then have a run of 6 years where the Mets challenge every year, and maybe win another one.
]]>By: Bob Walshhttps://metsmerizedonline.com/2014/01/featured-post-will-1967-repeat-itself-in-2014-for-the-mets.html/#comment-1239291
Mon, 06 Jan 2014 22:28:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1239291Dennis Ribant was a favorite of mine. You’re right about 1967 being a bad year for the Mets. I really wasn’t comparing the years as much as I was the depth of talent. Even halfway into 1969 the Mets were in last place, if not mistaken. Which is why you and I, and everyone here on MMO who was lucky enough to witness it, still feel that was a season of miracles.
]]>By: Bob Walshhttps://metsmerizedonline.com/2014/01/featured-post-will-1967-repeat-itself-in-2014-for-the-mets.html/#comment-1239281
Mon, 06 Jan 2014 22:24:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1239281For what its worth, I thought Mejia’s stuff was electric last season, before re-injuring his elbow. And he really attacked the zone — pummeled it, really. He’s a good example of a pitcher needing some ups and downs to start figuring it all out.

To your Dallas Green point. A critical part to consider is that Gil Hodges guided the young group of pitchers in the late ’60’s, and Davey Johnson developed the young Mets pitchers in the early ’80’s. And both eras had significant pitching coaches as well.

I only hope this new group is managed and guided properly.

About adding all the other names you mentioned to the list — teams kill to have two pitcher make a starting staff or fill a couple of spots in the bullpen and now we think we may have 8-10 impact pitchers? If the Mets get one great, one very good, and 2 or 3 solid pitchers from this group it will be a minor miracle.

Agree on just about all your points, and look forward to
reading your posts. My only caution is that it even took Tom Seaver a
few years of seasoning in the Majors before he fashioned his masterful
1969 season.

Realistically, I see the serious run coming in
2016, possibly 2015. Harvey would hopefully if recovered have another
full season behind him, Wheeler would have two in the books, and the
rest would be on their second years. Niese and Gee would be savvy vets
by then, if not traded for other pieces before that.

I also see
the 1986 similarity as well, and if I had more time would have included
those pitchers too. Maybe stockpiling young pitching talent as a run up
to a World Championship is in the Mets DNA. Mets fans can only hope so.

Like many have said in the past, it might be better to hope for a repeat of 1968 rather than 1967 when looking at the particular specifics regarding the two different teams.

Unlike 2014 when we have a lot of the components for the upcoming years already on the field, you’re forgetting that 1967 saw us lose 101 games beginning with the likes of rookie flop Don Bosch starting in center, a Jerry Bucheck at second, an aging Ken Boyer at third and even with the bats of Tommy Davis and a resurgent Ron Swoboda, finished last in scoring. Behind Seaver, a rotation that included Jack Fischer, Bob Shaw and a staff that – despite Seaver – finished 8th in the league (a ten team league at the time). Unlike what we hope we see today with the emergence of the young players, we had at that time what amounted to a record 54 different players on the roster at one time of the other.

Again, since the roster of 2014 mostly contains what is seen projected for the future with most all our pitching expected to be on board by this year (with Synderggard) – and our position players still a few years away and not making much impression as of yet, maybe it’s not too wise to look for a repeat of 1967 for one might get what one wishes for and the path after that might not be so rosy due to the components that are not down on the farm anymore!

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Sun, 05 Jan 2014 08:24:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1237805Pedro Martinez like. 🙂
]]>By: Henry Johnsonhttps://metsmerizedonline.com/2014/01/featured-post-will-1967-repeat-itself-in-2014-for-the-mets.html/#comment-1237767
Sun, 05 Jan 2014 05:43:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1237767If Harvey can come back healthy and with the ability to match what we saw in 2013, the Mets could have the best rotation in baseball as soon as 2015; I have no doubt about that. The kids will keep developing and keep getting better. I just have serious doubt that we will see 2013 as he was in 2013. I hope we do, but at this point, I doubt it.
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Sat, 04 Jan 2014 15:44:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1237189I like Mejia a lot, if he stays healthy he could be real good.
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Sat, 04 Jan 2014 15:39:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1237185Yes we will. I hope I am wrong about his elbow. I was in Washington DC to see Mejia’s first start of the season. He looked GREAT. That was the blow out win where Murphy hit 2 HRs and we won 11-0 or something. The first of a day night double header. Harvey was strong in the night cap, but Zimmerman hit a walk off off of Hawkins in the 9th.
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Sat, 04 Jan 2014 15:20:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1237180We will soon find out about Mejia. 🙂
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Sat, 04 Jan 2014 14:44:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1237168I like Mejia a lot. He certainly has the stuff to be a starter. My concern is his elbow. I think his natural pitching motion puts too much stress on the elbow. At his young age, he has already had numerous elbow injuries. I think he might be destined to be a closer or set up man out of the pen. I’m not sure his elbow will ever withstand a starter’s innings load.
]]>By: Taskmaster4450https://metsmerizedonline.com/2014/01/featured-post-will-1967-repeat-itself-in-2014-for-the-mets.html/#comment-1237167
Sat, 04 Jan 2014 14:43:00 +0000http://metsmerizedonline.com/?p=138668#comment-1237167You can also look a couple of years before the 1986 championship and see the names Gooden, Darling, Terrell, Fernandez, Aguilara, Myers, and McDowell.

And no this will not be like Generation K where all of them flame out. To start, Gen K was only three pitchers. The point about prospects is correct, you do not know who is going to make it. That is why a boatload of them is required. Also, Dallas Green isnt around to blow out their arms much in the same was Martin did with the SPs of the As in the early 80s.

And you can add names like DeGrom, Verrett, Ynoa, Mazzoni, and Fulmer to the list albeit a step below the names previously mentioned.

The Mets have frequently concentrated their player development efforts on young pitching, as in 1967 until today. IMO, getting on the bump is a quicker trip to the MLs. Especially because, as they say, the hardest thing to do in sports is to squarely hit a round ball, with a round bat, against a defense of 8 guys with gloves. So, we’ll have to see how Flores, Travis, Juan & Puello do.